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A man sells an article at above its cost price. If he had bought it at less than what he paid for it and sold it for less, he would have gained . Find the cost price of the article.
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A briefcase was sold at a profit of . If its cost price was less and it was sold for more, the gain would have been . Find the cost price of the briefcase.
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A man sells a plot of land at profit. If he had sold it at profit, he would have received more. What is the selling price of the land?
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Ashok bought an article and spent on its repairs. He then sold it to Bhushan at a profit of . Bhushan sold it to Charan at a loss of . Charan finally sold it for at a profit of . How much did Ashok pay for the article?
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A man buys two cycles for a total cost of . By selling one for of its cost and other for of its cost, he makes a profit of on the whole transaction. Find the cost price of lower priced cycle.
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A merchant bought two transistors, which together cost him . He sold one of them at a loss of and other at a gain of . If the selling price of both the transistors are equal, find the cost of the lower priced transistor.
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A manufacturer makes a profit of by selling a colour TV for . If the cost of manufacturing is increased by , and the price paid by the retailer is increased by , find the profit percent made by the manufacturer.
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The cost of manufacturing an article is made up of materials, labour and overheads in the ratio . If the cost of labour is, find the profit percent if the article is sold for.
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Two dealers and selling the same model of TV set mark them under the same selling prices. gives successive discounts of and and gives successive discounts of and . From whom is it more profitable to purchase the TV set?
